... Onset and Severity of Genocides and Politicides.” Journal of Conflict Resolution 41(3):331-360. La Porta, Rafael, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, Andrei Sheifer, and Robert W. Vishny. 1998. “Law and ... Arteta, Eichengreen and Wyplosz 2001 do not find such an effect, but we test for it. Political and Legal States as Precondition for Liberalization. We draw on Quinn 2000 and Quinn and Woolley 2001 ... Eichengreen, and Wyplosz 2001, 11; Rodríguez and Rodrik 2000, 28-34; and Eichengreen forthcoming, 6. We explicitly address the first and third round of studies of capital account liberalization and...
... 45References Andrade, J. P. and J. R. Faria (1994). “Money and Growth: From a Quasi-Neoclassical Standpoint”, Revista Brasieira de Economia, Vol. 48, pp. 529-550. Andres J. and I. Hernando (1997). ... a relationship exists between inflation and growth, it is not likely to be a simple one. The bivariate relationship may not be linear; and the correlation between inflation/disinflation and ... there are times when the output decreases and the inflation rate increases, for example, between E2 and E3. This negative relationship between inflation and growth is important, as it quite...
... X2,ε2; ω2) (1b)The variables ε1 and ε1 are random disturbances, f1 describes the relationshipbetween true health and itsinstruments and f2 represents reporting behaviour. Those ... explanatory variables in model(4) and (5). So include, Hi•.OG , fi• (S) and Xi• as extra regressors in (4) and (5). The random effects of the resulting equation (4) (and (5)) includes the term ... separate analyses and that it therefore will add to ourunderstanding of the reproting mechanisms.In the empirical analyses we will take f1 and g1 as a quadratic function and f2 and g2 as...
... mean whole blood and serum antioxidative activity (CAT, GSHpx) and the mean blood and serum MDA and MPO values (oxidative activity), between the pa-tients with anti-CCP(+) and those with anti-CCP(-). ... differences between groups. There were no significant differences in terms of the mean whole blood and serum antioxidative activ-ity (CAT, GSHpx) and the mean blood and serum MDA and MPO values ... values between the patients with anti-CCP(+) and those with anti-CCP(-). Spearman’s correlation showed positive correla-tions between serum anti-CCP antibody levels and synovial MDA and MPO...
... on the EDF model and its performance, see Crosbie and Bohn (2004), Dwyer and Korablev (2007), and Dwyer and Qu (2007). 12 between credit spreads and interest rates (level and slope) differ ... understand the relationshipbetween credit risk, including the risk of default, migration and recovery, and interest rates. Toward this goal, we analyze the relationship between interest rates and ... of the relationshipbetween credit and interest rate risk is not quite clear. For example, consider the relationshipbetween default and interest rate. If the economy is in recession and the...
... differences between the BAD and the no BAD group with regard to skin tags and a funnel-shaped anus were highly significant (table 8). Table 8: Types and frequencies of CAF in 807 and in pa-tients ... rela-tionships between continuous and dichotomous variables. Bivariate relationships between pairs of dichotomous variables were analysed with Fisher’s exact test. P-values of <0.05 were ... symptoms, and anal lesions. Bivariate analyses were performed by using t-tests to compare independent groups and point-biserial correlations coefficients to analyse rela-tionships between continuous...
... theory and principles of Language Testing, major characteristics of a good test, especially test validity and reliability, achievement test and statistic methods used in interpreting test results. ... deviation of the test) Rt is expressed as a number ranging between 0 and 1.00, with r = 0 revealing no reliability and r = 1.00 indicating perfect reliability. An acceptable reliability coefficient ... Consistency Reliability estimates (Split Half Reliability) - Rational equivalenceb. Time of testing:- Test- retest Methodc. Examiner bias- Inter-rater Reliability - 35 -Solution 3: Test AdministrationTest...
... preference mapping and logistic regression were conducted on thedescriptive attribute data and the consumer acceptability scores to determinethe relationshipbetween sensory attributes and consumer ... (Meilgaard et al. 1991).Flavor terms and references were obtained from standards selected to refer-ence terms of Cheddar cheese flavor language (Murray and Delahunty 2000) and the Cheddar cheese lexicon ... products to choose from, and depending on population segments and regional locations, flavor preferencesof consumers also vary. Therefore, understanding the development and varia-tions in taste...
... work well, entrepreneurialstyle and spirit, good judgment and consensus building skills…etc.2. The relationshipbetween an organization’s structure and culture and the effects on businessperformance:As ... Introduction: 2II. Detail: 31. Evaluate and compare different organizational structures and culture: 32. The relationshipbetween an organization’s structure and culture and the effects on business performance: ... collective self-image and styleof the organization; its shared values and beliefs, norms and symbols”5 Each organization has different expectations, values, norms and ways to adapt and identify itsculture....
... in the normal weight and underweight BMI cate-gories, adequate energy and protein intake were reportedfor 64 and 22, and 47 and 17%, respectively. Similarly, forminerals and vitamins, even lesser ... 1995.5. Andreyeva T, Michaud P, van Soest A: Obesity and Health in EuropeansAges 50 and above. Rand Working Paper WR-331 2005, 1-25.6. Defay R, Delcourt C, Ranvier M, Lacroux A, Papoz L: Relationships ... is associatedwith increased mortality and a number of metabolic and cardiac disorders [6]. Overweight and obesity also con-tributes to functional decline and disability in the elderly[7]. At...